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Born 17 October 1973
Age 51
Birth Place Satoj, Punjab India
Profession Politician, Social Worker, Comedian, Singer, Actor
Political Party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
In Office Convener Of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab 31 January 2019 - 22 November 2024, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 May 2014 - 14 March 2022
Residence 7, Sector 2, Chandigarh

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Bhagwant Mann BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025

Bhagwant Mann, the Chief Minister of Punjab, is one of the key leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)and the first from the AAP to ...become a CM of a full-fledged state. Born on October 17, 1973, in the village of Satauj, Sangrur district, Mann has risen through the ranks of Indian politics with his grassroots approach and dedication to the welfare of the people. Mann's early life was marked by his passion for performing arts, particularly comedy. He gained recognition as a talented comedian and actor in the Punjabi entertainment industry. Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2011, drawn on its principles of anti-corruption and participatory governance. His ability to connect with the masses and his fiery speeches quickly earned him popularity and support. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from the Sangrur constituency and emerged victorious, becoming a Member of Parliament. In 2022, Bhagwant Mann led the party to beat the incumbent Congress and was appointed as the Chief Minister of Punjab. From a celebrated comedian to a parliamentarian and now the CM, the 48-year-old has seen one success after the other. Mann was 38 when he joined the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP), an experiment to “cleanse politics” by Manpreet Badal, the estranged cousin of current Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal; and 41 when he won his maiden Lok Sabha election in 2014 with a record margin against Akali stalwart S S Dhindsa from Sangrur, a seat he bagged again in 2019. Born into a landed Jat Sikh family of Satoj village in Sangrur, with 15 acres and Akali leanings, Mann’s first brush with fame came in his late teens when he enrolled for B.Com at Shaheed Udham Singh Government College at Sunam in 1991. Soon, he was a star standup comic at youth festivals, when few knew about this genre. A year on, he dropped out to pursue a career in comedy, releasing his first cassette at 19. What followed was a dream run, with a host of successful television series and movies, till he switched to full-time politics. Even now, most people in India’s comedy scene steer clear of politics, and resultant controversies. Fewer still succeed in hitting home with those jokes across social groups. But not Mann. Around election time in the 1990s, Mann’s cassettes would be chartbusters, with bus drivers playing them on a loop. When he veered towards politics, he decided he couldn’t go with traditional parties as he wanted to change the system, Mann says. So when Manpreet Badal approached him after forming the PPP in 2011, he found Mann willing. His younger sister is a teacher at a private school in Patiala. Mother Harpal Kaur, now known throughout AAP circles as “Bebe”, stands in for him when he is away, attending to people, solving their problems, calling up officials. Kaur has never been to Parliament, but as Mann says, she once sent saag and makki di roti to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Bhagwant Mann PERSONAL LIFE

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POSITIONS HELD BY Bhagwant Mann

Position	Tenure
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	16 May 2014 - 14 May 2019
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	17 June 2019 - 14 March 2022
Chief Minister of Punjab	16 March 2022 - Present
Member of the 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly	11 March 2022 - Present

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BHAGWANT MANN NEWS

Punjab rivers breach danger marks, Modi dials Mann

September 02, 2025 6:23 am

The developments came a day after Mann wrote to Modi and urged him to release Rs 60,000 crore of the state's funds, pending with the Centre

Punjab extends school holidays due to rain and flooding till September 3

September 01, 2025 12:46 am

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Punjab for the three days beginning Monday.

Punjab: CM Mann asks Chief Secretary to personally visit flood affected areas

August 30, 2025 2:59 am

Mann directed that the breaches along the flooded rivers should be plugged and that medical teams should provide preventive care against diseases in every village

Leaving Punjab reeling under floods, CM goes to Tamil Nadu, Opp slams Mann

August 27, 2025 8:35 am

The CM is in Tamil Nadu as the chief guest at the launch of the expansion of the state’s Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for government-aided primary schools in urban areas.

CM Mann serves breakfast to children with his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin in Chennai

'Punjab flooded but CM touring Tamil Nadu': Under Oppn fire, Mann says 'will consider replicating TN's Breakfast Scheme'

August 27, 2025 10:06 am

Mann was attending the launch of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme's expansion to urban schools in Chennai.

At the time the AAP government came to power, Punjab had about 1.43 crore beneficiaries.

Ration row deepens in Punjab as AAP, BJP trade charges over NFSA beneficiaries

August 25, 2025 6:28 pm

While Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has accused the Centre of conspiring to “snatch ration from the poor”, the Union government argues that the e-KYC verification was mandated by the Supreme Court and that states decide inclusion.

Why AAP has stepped up Hindu outreach in Punjab: Promising Temple Act to setting up caste boards

August 24, 2025 6:22 pm

The promise to enact a Hindu Temple Act stems from the party's efforts to increase its appeal among Hindu voters, especially in urban centers such as Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Patiala, where mismanagement of temple affairs has been a long-standing grievance.

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‘Won’t delete a single name’: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slams Centre over move to 'cancel ration 8 lakh cards'

August 23, 2025 4:06 pm

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said Punjab produced wheat and satiated the nation’s hunger, so it is unacceptable that “they want to snatch morsels from the mouths of Punjabis”.

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Punjab BJP working president dares CM Mann: 'why getting scared...fight us politically'

August 22, 2025 4:27 am

BJP submitted a memorandum to the Governor alleging that there was "deliberate harassment" being inflicted upon the party workers, volunteers, and the innocent inhabitants of several villages across Punjab, where awareness camps have been initiated to spread vital information about the central government welfare schemes.

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Industry, investment in his kitty, Sanjeev Arora now gets power dept too

August 19, 2025 8:10 am

CM Mann divests Harbhajan Singh of key portfolio, Arora now has four departments